Global Innovation + Training
Global Innovation + Training

GOING AFTER THE ONE

6 minute read

Written By Rachel Karman
I get to lead a ministry for kids who are or have formerly been homeless. They all live far below the poverty line, which means technology is spotty, at best, so when our current pandemic hit, our ministry initially all but disappeared. I was at a loss. I’d watch friends post about their Zoom clubs or campaigners with tears in my eyes, feeling like we’d lost all of our kids, and truthfully I wanted to give up. 

And then one morning I came across these words again. I started asking myself what it would mean to look for us to look for our lost sheep. 
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THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND EVERY MAP, TREE, & LIST

6 minute read

Written by: Ken Knipp

I came across this picture a few months ago as I was preparing a presentation for Area Director School.  It was taken sometime in the early 1980s at Frontier Ranch. These young men all experienced significant ministry in their lives. That led me to reflect on some important questions:
How does ministry begin?
How does ministry develop?
How does ministry grow?  
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LIVING OUT THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT ... LOCALLY

4 min read

Written by: Kimberly Silvernale
I have heard it said that “It takes a community to reach a community...and when you do EVERYONE is changed.”  With the Global disruption that we have all experienced the last few months, the need for an invested mission community and stable funding plan to make our way through this next Season is paramount.  This has been the question/conversation we have been having as a local Committee.  Question:   How do we engage more adults in the community, foster greater ownership, and partnership that will lead to everyone experiencing God’s movement while helping us reach the next school, and the next kid? 
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MAKING THE MOST OF SUMMER CAMPAIGNERS

7 minute read

Written By Emie Salem
If you ask middle school or high school friends about their favorite part of camp, you will hear an array of things.  For my friend Ruby, it was “the actors who made everyone laugh.”  For my friend Allison, it was the fact that she “felt like an adult” and didn’t have her parents “breathing down [her] neck all the time.”  For my friend Peyton, it was the fact that “the food was all-you-can-eat at every meal.”  But for my friend Sienna, it was the fact that “[she] got to talk about real life stuff and hear about how Jesus really cares for what is going on in [her] world.”  
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YL IN MOTION

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By Young Life Video Services

Young Life is a forward thinking, moving, engaging mission  Our ‘presence’ in the lives of teenagers is active and it is evident in every context. We are always actively looking and ultimately reaching the next kids in our communities. Here is one video you can use in multiple contexts: 
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SUMMER ENRICHMENT: Tell us what class, topic, or training that you would like to see offered. 

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Upcoming Trainings

How to include high school students as WyldLife leaders  - Wednesday, June 10, 5 pm Eastern/4 pm Central/3 pm Mountain/2 pm Pacific.  High school students serve as leaders in 48 percent of WyldLife ministries in the U.S. Learn how to disciple high school students while also allowing them to serve middle schoolers. Register here. 
Deaf Young Life:  We have scheduled DYL Zoom calls on the first Thursday of every month. 2:00-3:00 pm central time. June's Zoom Link
+1 PILOT COHORT! Want to double your leadership in 45 minutes?  In July we will start our next cohort for doubling volunteerism in your Region or Area. Using the simple tools of having your entire Mission Community adopt a Matthew 9:38 list, being faithful in prayer and intentional about inviting others into Volunteerism we will walk through the specifics of not just recruiting more volunteers but supporting and training them as well. This cohort will consist of two calls per month over a two month period and it is FREE! To read more about this cohort, refer to the November 2019 5.4 Friday article about engaging more new volunteer leaders HERE. Email TANK to sign up!
New Staff Info: Training Department released this email last week as they continue make plans for Training. To ensure the safety of each training participant and because of the gathering restrictions in Oregon, the decision has been made to modify the timing and delivery of New Staff Training. Instead of holding New Staff Training in August 2020 at Washington Family Ranch, it is our desire that it will be held in January 2021 at a Young Life camp (yet to be determined). Registration will open July 15.  In addition to the January in-person training experience, they plan to deliver online content starting in September utilizing online course modules and virtually-delivered live instruction. More information about dates, location and cost will be sent as they become available.
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